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Show OIGKERSON !S The Nevada Governor Promises Fighters Protection; Kickard JIas Many Knockers. MA'NY EVIL REPORTS ARE BEING CIRCULATED Cornell Wires Bresnahan Jeffries Jef-fries Should Win After a Hard Battle. HISNO. Nov.. June "S. Rumors. Insinuations, Insin-uations, reports and suggestions that the Jeffrics-Joluifcoii fight would bo, might be or hud been stopped by cxeculivo edict, having been given a body blow and complete com-plete knockout by no less a person than Governor Diekorson himself. Interest shirts tonight from the governor's hotel out to tho training camps. Virtually every one either directly or indirectly connected with the great, conies con-ies I made It a point 10 visit Monna Springs or Johnson's imartcrs during tho long bright afternoon. Not until evening shadows were stealing down from the tumbled mountains In the west did the steady procession of motorcars cease and the (hist of the roadways settio back to repose. Te.v Ulckard breathed n sigh of relief ihcn his conference wllh Governor Dick-er.-on was over. Mo had the governor's personal assurance that there would be 110 Interference: and was ronton!. I "No one will ever know." said the promoter, pro-moter, "what troubles I have undergone in preparing for this fight. I has seemed to me that from the very start there has been some kind o" an organized onposl-tiou onposl-tiou other than that of the church federations. fede-rations. Humors and reports of all kinds and of a character calculated to Injure my interests hnvo been sent out. 1 say as hoi.-cstly as any man could say it. that there has been no word of truth in any of It. They originated in malice and the desire to injure me. Business dealing? whh peope who wanted more than wu:-coming wu:-coming to them and did uoL get It have played a part In the game. I have taken I them all as they came and said nothing further than to deny them. Now. however, how-ever, witn tin- governor's assurance to back mi I feel like unburdening myself of an opinion as to these knockers. If I could make my denunciation of I hem as strong as my feelings would warrant 1 would co so " Fight Sure Go. Te.-c shook his. bond sadlv while contemplating con-templating the sins of these unnamed persons, then smiled happily. "Hut it did them no good." ho said. "The governor says the fight Is to come olf .Inly i. and I guess Unit goes." Go error Diekorson has appeared deep-Iv deep-Iv inti-:( sted In the fight preparations fvor since his arrival in town. After his cci fereneo with Tex Weknrd. which was a very friendly chat, he determined in look in on the fighters, and If possible possi-ble catch them at work. Accompanied by Captain Cox of the state police, who Is hero with ipiltc a squad of desert rangers to help In keeping the peace, the head of the state government climbed into an automobile and went rattling away to the suburbs. At .Johnson's camp, where ho arrived lnt in the afternoon, he was fortunate enough to catch the negro champion just starling on the best workout he has indulged in-dulged in since coming to Reno. It is quite, probable that tho governor's coming com-ing has something to do with the character charac-ter of the spectacle furnished; but bo that as it may, Johnson did -twelve rounds of fast boxing while the state officials looked on. Four rounds with Al Kaufman opeped the programme, and Johnson clovdrly eluded the rushes of his hnskv opponent.! snapping back tolling head and body blows Tor Al's trouble.. Thev shifted around the ring In fast style a'nd Johnson John-son appeared to hugely enjoy the sport of letting himself go a. little. "Kid" Cotton, tho dusky sparring partner, part-ner, came up next. Johnson went after him with playful vlciousness. lie drove Hie big black around the ring, hammering hammer-ing away wllh great good will at any point Cotton failed to protect. In the fourth round the champion put on steam and went after Cotton, as though dclcr-litlned dclcr-litlned (o take his scalp, and put him down for Ihe count. Cotton clinched to save himself from punishment. Jack tore himself loose with one. of his surprising displays of strength. Twice ho drove his left at Cotton's head with terrific speed and force. It was a "double left hook," in ring parlance, and it ended the bout for Cotton. Me staggered nnd would have toppled to the tloor had not Ihe seconds sec-onds caught him and dragged him to a beat. , Johnson was not ready to quit, as yot and called Monahan, whom he kept dancing around Tor two rounds. Dave JIIIIs was subjected to the. champion's tire for two more rounds, and then Johnson John-son started hack to the hotel. Governor DIckerson and Captain Cox joined him. and the Ihree wont up to Johnson's room where they chatted for some time. Jeffries on Strike. Jl Out at Moana Springs Jim Jeffries went on u strike for the dny. Ho absolutely A refused to do any work beyond a seven- m mile road Jaunt In the morning. ICvun the visit of the governor failed to stir I V. i 1 ?, actlon- "'' Corbctt labored with w nlm like a camp-nioetlng revivalist with a backslider. Corbett talked almost with tears in his voice. ,tUo'R Jll8t l?ot to uox" wailed Corbel I afterward. "He ought to be going nftor I H hard right along. I talked to him till I 1 was black In tho face," ( But It did no good. Jeffries calmly ignored every protest and went his own ?ua . jl,n't,1,l". lio appeared elated bv lo'iaSt ,l,i?J& h K refusal to box had disappointed dis-appointed 300 visitors who rose curly and rushed out to the camp, expecting to : c'" t! m,iilt "n,,iirIy morning workout. To Battling Nelson, former lightweight i champion, Joftiies was most cordial when the latter visited the springs in the after- I I!00M J,?frlcss ?0iS "Poll ".Bat" as a I 3.re,aL sht?r" lo use his own words, and the pair strolled around the grounds for a long time chatting about ninny things. h 1 kJ w?, d?c,jd tliat he was amazed by Jeffrles'u lino condition. I T,",ia Inures misled me," said the I rWlleTi TusyJ not do Mm Justice. H Vhy. ho looks fine." Asked if he proposed to place any bets on the figiu Bat said he thought nol. "!. el"K hoop off that end of the e.ime, lie declared. The matter of the second referee was anvlon!? " H'0 l0,,,5. Rlcl?rd Is : anxious, by his own statement, that Jack Cleason should servo, but the lighters' camps had not been heurd from on this question and no definite announcement n,,nrori,,1?i0ni,,,s' Tt!S ,H doiermlncd that there shall be a second man as an Insurance In-surance to the crowd that the light will not be marred In the improbable event of accident lo himself. Hard Battle. That the men who arc closest to tho l&i I.""? .slllf,,c,nat,I,B a ard battle vas indicated In a message from Jim Corbett. to Roger Bresnahan. "Lookout tor hard fight. Jeff should win." was the way Corbett expressed himself, Bresnahan Bres-nahan Is the owner of the St. Louis Nationals Na-tionals and a close follower of sports. Txenl betting o utho light livened up greatly today. In one of the prominent gambling halls' tho following wagers were posted: $1500 even thut Johnson stavs ten rounds. 5300 tu $500 Johnson to win. $1000 to 700 Jeffries to win. AM of the offers wens promptly covered cov-ered according to the proprietor. Bob Vernbn of New York, an old friend of Jeffries, is credited with the largest local wager yet placed on the light. It-wan It-wan stated at Jeffrlos's camp that Vernon Ver-non put up $3000 to ?1S00 during the day, Jerfrles to win. A record of such a wager Is reported by a locnl pool room. Among the visilors at jeffrlos's imp today was Dr. W. S. Porter of Oakland. Jeffries s physician. Dr. 'Porter Is on a yncaUon at present but it Is expected hat ho will examine Jeffrlo8 in behalf of the promoters Just before the light. On his return from the training camps. Governor Diekorson stated that he would leave for Carson City tonight. He said that ho was perfectly satisfied from Johnson s workout and a talk with Jeffries, Jeff-ries, that everything wus as advertised and that. Ihe light would not be contrary to any law In the state. Tex Rickard. who accompanied tho governor on Ills trip around tho camps, grinned whon the governor said It. That shows how Tex feels nbout il. Tor even a smile Is rare with him and a grin a thing almost unknown un-known to his countenance. |